Daily Republican., 1887-09-10
TIE ttI,'r4.ct1t.
MISS mary miller, Principal OF tho
oiris' Hish school and q Number of
hlgh scnooI boys Testify That the
Principal Told smutty Yarns.

3r2nou, pelu u bultu betbiou IN tuo
Board OF Education room, last night.
The little loom was un comfortably
. large part OF the audience
being boys belonging to the High G
school. As q general rule the boys be- b
haved well, o few were rude, and two
OF them gro " 30 warm In their dispute
about the High School difficulties that '
they took round OF dsticnffs, and had
10 be separated. =
The mestinR was called for 80 q
O'Clock, but 1t was 7 80 when Chairman
Mas y called 1t to order, and five min.
utes more rolled by waiting for the sp'
pesrance OF j. Alfred Collins, who !
deems 1t hiB particular duty to try to
suppreas all evidence that might in any
way refisct upon Mr.. Graham, who Mr..
Collins evidently imagines TO be his
client.
Miss Mary Miller, principal Of the
girls department of the High School,
was the first witness called. She pre-
ferred to answer questions instead OF
making d statement.
To Quis stion by Mr.. Donsho, she
said she knew nothing whatever Of the
examination questions In geometry.
They we're given to the girls. One Of
the girls wishing to 20 home, handed
her her question slip after she had
studied the questions next day. She
knew nothing whatever Ct the exami'
nation, had no knowledge OF the qnes.
,iors before the examination; have oeen
q teacher in the public schools for ID or
l6 years; did know whether tbs Misses
Pslc and Hare were competent teachers
or not; shs had nothing whatever 10 do
with the ability Of other teachers.
Mr.. Pyle Have you ever seen any
thing uneentiemanly on the part oil MIR.
Grshsm?
Miss Miller, after considerable hesi-
tation-"He always treated me courte'
ously."
MIR Pyls-"Have ou ever heard any
complaints OF parents or scholars of
Mr.. Graham's conduct"
Mr. Collins objected to the question
as being me;e hearssy.
Mr.. Pyle differed with Mr.. Collins.
maintaining that 1t was o question
right to the point.
Mr Collins still insisted that the
question shonld be ruled ou: and asked
Tue chair for q decision.
The chair prom pity coinc!ded In mr.
D. Col.ins' views, aud ruled the question
T., out of order.
cd Mr.. Pyle said, II only asked II com
plaints had been made TO Miss Miller
, by scholars or parents OF Grshsm'i
= conduct"
y Mr.. Collins The question has beer
~ ruled on. by the chRi., and II Mr.. Pyl'
or wants he can appeal from the chair t'
the committee"
y Mr.. Donaho said he had no objection
to Mr.. Py ie's question:, provided Mis-
Miller gave the names OF the parent
of and pupils.
80 th,k ,ha n tNY
a. "a, was settled, and again suggested thR
ia Mr.. Pyls could appeal, and Mr.. Collin
" cast his eye around on Mr.. Graham
ny four friends on the com mmittee out o
,nt seven, who he imagined could be dc
ai- pended upon ut oil times.
Mr.. Pyie then asked, "Have an.
!. pupils made complaints to you of IN
M geutlemnniy conduct upon the part o
Mr.. Grahsm?"
Mr.. Collins made an earnest objectio
,,rrr to the question, but before he could ca
n upon tna chair for another decisto
ON Miss Miller ans wered: Il can't reca
rod anything"
ON Mr.. Collins--"Hsve you ever see
one one any thing ungentlemanly upon the pa
ar OF Mr.. Graham"
Miss Miller, after long pause-"or
in circumstance"
~ him to bs untruthful?"
,.l. ~ felt that he was upon one occi
- sion."
Mr.. Pyie-Relate the circumstan
when Mr.. Graham was untruthful."
"Year before last the boys made
= noise In going out. l complained
Mr.. Graham. DR.. Keables aiterwar'
- told me that Mr.. Graham said MI
Hare and Miss Pyle had complained
the noise IN my room Both ladies' d
MED this"
Mr.. Hsre-"Have you ever hea
nd that the boys were under poor disc
A'N plip.?"
"Yes. Toe discipline is poor; that
,ok my judgment"
ZEN Did you ever know OF disorder
md Mr. Graham's room?"
In. II have heard loud noise and lauR
an ter"
ssii99H Mr. Donaho-"Was Mr.. Graha
there?"
as; 'lt he was not be should have bee
l5 Ms Il WAS duging teaching time"
Mr.. Coliins-Rave you ever conspir
Ign, LIN In any wny or with any one TO get n
Gr.ham removed from the echool?
al. "I do not know what you mean
- conspiracy. IT you mean that L ha
1E& my own opinions of what Is right @
z iare express them ia conspiracy, thei
kH am conspirator. have deep Int
z3 DOT III Ito pnnlic schools, and woI
rather see Mr. Graham tacr!6csd to 50
'hs schools than 10 sec the schools 9
rifced to save Mr.. Graham. Me-
aolicstsd Nny one to vote against
Graham"
N Mr. Graham, in crogs-examipipg II
Miller, asked: DO you remember
mo me anvthipO ahout q trouble Y
- hed with Mr.. Wiley"
~ 81 do not"
TA "Do you remember telling me t
. willey tried to outshine Son In
81 High School opeulrgs?"
81 81 do not"
Ea you ont remember; we'll, then,
rs you remember about your girls go
up 10 ths third story Of the build
ON, and engaging In q dsnct?"
Yes; and broke it up, too, with
LILY your help. You were not In the bu
ing"
,,r, "aas there always been good di
ANa pline In your department?"
"Not always"
"Has your department been per
in behavior"
- "Nu, II has not
III. "You say you stopped the girls II
dancing. Did they not throw ora
and banana peels into An adjoin
liza ward, eud YVES there not compls
ilAs about it?"
yes, and stopped that, tco."
. "Did not Miss Haro lift her hnnt
the High School opeLipg In June, i
XIII and say, 'Oh, how lovely, II only
~" Birdsall were here?'"
II do net remember; maybe
Miss Hare Rt the opening"